AUGUSTA — A Dexter truck driver has lost his challenge of a three-year license suspension after a crash Aug. 17 that killed a 12-year-old camper from Connecticut.

PORTLAND — The U.S. Supreme Court’s split decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law is not expected to have major implications in Maine, where “racial profiling” is already prohibited and illegal immigration has been less of a political issue than in other states, observers said Monday.

FARMINGTON — The fate of the three men who admitted to a Halloween crime spree that culminated in kidnapping and armed robbery is still unclear, after the court postponed a sentencing hearing until late July.

PORTLAND — The U.S. Supreme Court’s split decision on Arizona’s controversial immigration law is not expected to have major implications in Maine, where racial profiling is already prohibited and illegal immigration has been less of a political issue than in other states, observers said Monday.

William Gaddis Sr. was taking the ultralight aircraft he had built out for its inaugural flight Sunday when it crashed into trees across the street from his backyard landing strip.

WATERVILLE — Fire officials are calling an apartment fire at 11 Elm Court suspicious and say they are continuing to investigate the Sunday blaze.